Ligue 1: PSG Bat Nice and takes lead in championship

It was Kylian Mbappé, entered the end of the match, who assured the goal of victory against the Niçois, after the first free kick of Messi under the colors of the club.

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Paris-Saint-Germain took over the head of Ligue 1 by beating Nice (2-1), Saturday for the 9 ^e day, dubbing Marseille (2 ^e ), who won the day before in Angers (3-0). Fifteen days before the Clasico PSG-OM, the two giants of French football occupy the first two places, with two points ahead for the club of the capital (25 points against 23).

A magnificent direct free kick from Lionel Messi (29 e ), his first with PSG, gave the advantage in Paris before Gaëtan Laborde equals (47 ^{e ) Shortly after the recovery. Coming into play at the end of the match, Kylian Mbappé released his team (83 e ) from a very bad step. The world champion had given way to Hugo Ekitike for his first tenure. But the young player from Reims, too often back to goal, could not weigh.}

Coach Christophe Galtier wanted to blow up some executives and run his team while the capital’s club is engaged in a real marathon by the World Cup in Qatar (November 20-December 18) with eleven meetings at Contested in a month and a half.

The Mbappé boss

With this 8 ^e goal in nine championship matches, Mbappé joins his teammate Neymar at the top of the scorer ranking and demonstrates that he remains the boss of PSG, despite his objections on its positioning expressed recently.

The club remains undefeated, with eight victories and a draw in L1, before going to Lisbon to face the Benfica on Wednesday for the 3 e day of the Champions League. Only downside, the exit on injury from the Portuguese Middle Renato Sanches (88 e ), a big quarter of an hour after its entry into play (76 ^{e ).}

For his part, Nice remains stuck in the second part of the table before going to Uterske Hradiste, in the Czech Republic, face the Slovacko, Thursday in the Europa League.

In the afternoon, Rennes won in Alsace and pressed Strasbourg (3-1), still without victory this season. The Bretons take the 5 place, pending Sunday matches, where two great classics of the French, Monaco-Nantes (5:05 p.m.) and Lens-Lyon (8:45 p.m. ).